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registered interest
date	25/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support local authorities to use environmentally friendly materials to repair and maintain roads.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL17535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/08/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to exploring innovative ideas and processes for more environmentally friendly ways of constructing, repairing and maintaining road surfaces. The Department for Transport is aware of a number of initiatives, both here in England and overseas, in which recycled plastic and other waste product materials are added as a binding mix to asphalt.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the Live Labs research programme, in conjunction with the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT) and private partners, the Department for Transport announced in January 2019 funding of £1.6 million to Cumbria County Council to extend a trial for the selection and testing of recycled plastic in surfacing and structural treatments on the local road network. This trial will assess the suitability and durability of the plastics additives from minor patching work and pothole repairs through to major resurfacing.</p><p> </p><p>Technological innovation in road maintenance processes can also improve efficiency and reduce waste by recycling existing road material. Highways England is taking such an approach in reconstructing a 10-mile stretch of the A1(M) southbound carriageway between Leeming and the Ripon interchange.</p><p> </p><p>Information on road surface materials can be found in the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges: volume 2, part of a suite of documents published by Highways England.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton grouped question UIN HL17536 HL17537 HL17538 question first answered 06/08/2019 13:44:01 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1137393

registered interest
date	08/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether Highways England holds a schedule of rates for (1) damage to Crown Property, and (2) unplanned and emergency works; and if so, whether they will publish those schedules.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL17000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>On 24 June 2019, Highways England published a National Schedule of Repair Costs for damage to the network (Crown Property). This includes the rates for planned and reactive (unplanned) works. The schedule can be found on Highways England’s website.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 22/07/2019 12:59:12 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1136767

registered interest
date	03/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to transfer maintenance and litter collection on all-purpose trunk roads to the Highways Agency.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL16917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2019 answer text <p>As outlined in the Government’s Litter Strategy published in 2017, we proposed to consider, if needed, additional powers for the Secretary of State to make this transfer of responsibility and funding to Highways England, and consider how to provide a mechanism to recover the cost of these activities from local authorities.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 12/07/2019 10:43:40 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1105827

registered interest
date	28/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures Highways England have put in place to monitor the performance of highways maintenance contractors; and whether financial penalties are imposed when contractors fail to meet the specified standards.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL14913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>Highways England ensures that its supply chain is selected, incentivised and performs in line with its key performance indicators. Supplier performance is measured on a monthly cycle through the Collaborative Performance Framework process. This scores suppliers on a scale of 0 – 10; the metrics are updated annually.</p><p> </p><p>The contractual arrangements for firms working on the strategic road network provide for both financial reward and penalty depending on performance against the agreed cost of work undertaken. There is also a process of redress for poor quality, including non-compliance with contract, standards or statutory obligation. This ranges from contractors having to bear the cost of correcting defective work through to contract termination.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 10/04/2019 11:43:22 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1061374

registered interest
date	14/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address the increasing costs of pothole-related problems on motorways and A roads.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL13754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2019 answer text <p>Highways England is responsible for the motorways and main A-roads in England. It is spending £5bn on maintenance and renewals, which includes spend on resurfacing and pothole repairs, in the first Road Investment Strategy period (2015-2020).</p><p> </p><p>Highways England is also working with its suppliers to improve the performance of road surface materials so that the service life is prolonged, helping to reduce the number of potholes in future. As part of this work, Highways England has ongoing road trials of new and innovative products.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 28/02/2019 13:22:16 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1042912

registered interest
date	16/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the £420 million allocated for local highways maintenance in the 2018 Budget must be spent by local authorities by 31 March; whether there are any circumstances in which it can be rolled over into the following year; and how any unspent funding will be reallocated.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL12903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>It is the Government’s intention for the additional £420 million funding for 2018/19 for local highways maintenance capital funding as announced in the Budget 2018 to be utilised by end of this financial year. This funding is to support the repair of potholes, to keep local bridges and structures open and safe, and to aid other minor highway works that may be needed. It is for each highway authority to determine how this funding is used based on their own local assessments and requirements.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 28/01/2019 17:12:29 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson